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SWACSM Annual Meeting

Friday, October 23 – Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Located at: Hilton Irvine | Orange County Airport, Irvine, CA
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Reserve a hotel room before September 16th to take advantage of the SWACSM block group discount OR use code "SWASAA" at Checkout **Offer expires October 1st, 2026**

The 2026 SWACSM annual meeting will be held at the Hilton Irvine Orange County Airport location on October 23-34. 
18800 Macarthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612

$15 Discounted day-use parking | $22 Discounted overnight parking

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Join us for the Southwest ACSM conference featuring a dynamic lineup of speakers including Dr. Carrie Jaworski and Dr. Jennifer Bunn, addressing topics ranging from the collaborative success within exercise science and the role of the menstrual cycle in female performance. Experience evidence-based perspectives on the health impacts of cannabis, physical activity considerations in youth, and how Esports affects psycho-cardiovascular physiology. Engage in interactive workshops, poster presentations, and the exhilarating Quiz Bowl competition, offering undergraduate students the chance to shine and win exciting prizes. Don’t miss this opportunity to network, learn, and have fun in Irvine, CA!

2026 Conference Information

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2026 SWACSM Schedule
SWACSM Exhibitor Application

Early-bird Prices (through October 10th, 2026)

Students – $90

Professional Members – $175

Professional Non-members – $210 (includes 1 year chapter membership)

Onsite/Standard Prices (October 11th – onward)

Students – $100

Professional Members – $200

Professional Non-members – $235 (includes 1 year chapter membership)

Reduced Rate Group Registration
Offer Closes 9/23/2026

Group Registration Instructions 
To register a group, send a spreadsheet with the information below to hturner@acsm.org: 
  1. ACSM ID/Record Account number.  (If the individual doesn’t have an ACSM account, they can create a free one by going to the ACSM website, www.acsm.org, and clicking the “Login” button. On the “Sign In” page, they should select “Sign Up Now” at the bottom. Once they create an account, they can see their record account number by clicking “Edit my Profile.” The Record ID is at the top of that page)
  2. Mailing address
  3. Email address
  4. Indication on whether they are a professional or student
  5. Registration type they are being registered for (Single Day, Full, etc.)
  6. Any add-on purchases that may be available (e.g., lunch ticket, breakfast ticket, t-shirt order)
 
Payment for group registrations in advance is by credit card only. Once the spreadsheet has been sent, please call 317-637-9200 x138 to provide the following information: card number, expiration date, cvv code, name on the credit card, and full mailing address of the credit card being used. Group registration and associated reduced rates close SEPTEMBER 23, 2026, and all registrant and payment information must be provided by that date to be processed.
Check out the program from the 2025 meeting!
 Conference highlights include:

1.    One DB Dill General Session
2.    One Founder’s Lecture General Session
3.    Nine symposia
4.    Undergraduate Student Research Award Competition, Friday 11-12:30 p.m.
5.    Graduate Student Research Award Competition, Friday, 1:45-3:15 p.m.
6.    Two poster sessions, Friday 5-7 p.m. and Saturday 12:30-2:30 p.m.
7.    Student Jeopardy Competition, Friday 7-8:30 p.m.

Continuing Education Credits (CECs)

For CECs, the ACSM national office posts those to the attendee accounts once they close the meeting. Closing the meeting is done when they have all meeting registrations in their registration system, and at that time the CECs/certificates will be posted to member accounts.
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JEOPARDY BOWL: CALL FOR TEAMS

The 16th annual Southwest Student Jeopardy Bowl returns and will be held at the Orange County Irvine Hilton on Friday, October 23rd, 2026. All Universities and Colleges are invited to bring a team of 3 currently enrolled undergraduate students to answer questions on categories such as anatomy, bioenergetics, biomechanics, exercise physiology, environmental aspects, cardiovascular physiology, sports nutrition, special populations, and ACSM guidelines. Faculty should identify a team of students who can work together in answering questions based on the categories. Each team is encouraged to bring students and faculty to watch and support their team, wear their school colors, and cheer them on to victory!

 The format will follow the longstanding television show, Jeopardy.  Single jeopardy questions will be easier than double jeopardy, and a final jeopardy question will be the most difficult. All questions will have a dollar amount associated with the answer, and the team with the highest total at the end of the night will be the winner.

 The winners of the SWACSM competition will represent the Southwest Chapter at the Annual ACSM meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, at the Annual Student Bowl Competition. The SWACSM winning team will also receive ACSM Annual Meeting registration (paid for by the National ACSM) and partial funds for travel, lodging, and food (paid in part by the Regional Chapter). Note that each University or College will be expected to contribute to a portion of the cost.

 All Universities interested in competing must complete this form by 5:00pm PDT Friday, October 16th, 2026, to guarantee your spot in the competition. Each institution may submit up to 2 teams, but only 1 team is guaranteed a spot. If submitting a second team, please complete and submit this form again. As part of the registration process, you will need to have:

  1. Full names and emails of 3 undergraduate students (one will be named team captain).
  2. Name and email of a faculty mentor/professional or graduate student sponsor available to serve as a judge during the competition.
  3. PowerPoint or Google Slides with all team member full names, pictures, school name, and school logo.
 

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help run the competition, please contact Member at Large for Abstracts and Awards, Dr. Scott Drum, scott.drum@nau.edu.

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